Why Shouldn't Latecomers Take the Lead?

One-line summary: Because the latter keeps fighting and scrambling for everything

Some old-school stories are full of convoluted misunderstandings and tortuous romance. The heroine is tormented physically and emotionally, and the story refuses to end until love has become a sea of hatred. In the end, they part ways and forget each other, leaving the heroine as the seme's eternal cinnabar mole.

There is always someone between the seme and uke who serves as a stepping stone or catalyst for their love: perhaps a devoted second female lead, an NPC with no sense who dares covet the heroine, or a minor cannon fodder character who keeps picking on her and is casually crushed by the seme.

But lately, the bureau has been short-staffed, so the System has had no choice but to sign up taskers everywhere to complete role-playing missions.

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Cultivation world:

The master seme is the leader of a sect. She has always had a white moonlight in her heart: her dear friend, who died many years ago. Her unspoken feelings have never been revealed. But the white moonlight is now so weak from severe injuries that she is like an ordinary mortal.

To help her return to her former self, the sect leader plans to extract the heroine's spiritual root to save the white moonlight. But the white moonlight is actually the Demon Venerable who has been manipulating events from behind the scenes.

The System: "According to the plot, you're a ruthless Demon Venerable who has sent a divided spirit to infiltrate the cultivation world, determined to eliminate the future number one of the Immortal Realm and make them turn on each other... Hey! What are you doing?"

The tea-scented white moonlight lifts the heroine's face and wipes the blood from her cheek, her voice lingering and tender. "Do you know that the person your master has always loved is me?"

I am the white moonlight, and I am the Demon Venerable, too. I'm just a little too fond of playing with people's hearts.

Aloof Immortal Venerable x

Bewitching Demon Venerable √

Heart-manipulating Demon Venerable x single-minded sword cultivator

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Entertainment industry world:

The CEO seme searches for the image of an old flame in the heroine, delusionally treating her as a substitute. When his true love returns from abroad, she becomes the Dolly sheep everyone says won't live more than six years. The moment she learns the truth, her budding feelings are instantly shattered.

The System: "According to the plot, you're the heroine uke's buzz-killing rival. You have to take advantage of the situation to kick her while she's down and drive a wedge between the seme and uke... Hey! What are you doing?"

But the buzz-killing rival says to the uke, "Want to work with me? I can give you what you want. Don't you want revenge on her?"

The uke agrees. "But remember, we're only partners."

The rival scoffs. "Of course."

#Revenge-seeking wives hit it off at once#

Infamous actress x copycat little actress

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Wealthy family world:

The protagonist seme is a playboy. Egged on by her friends, she sets her sights on a poor top student and bets on how long it will take to win her over.

A college romance born from a bet is bound to be exposed one day. After they break up, the playboy seme suddenly realizes that she misses the heroine uke at every turn, and forces her to become her contractual lover.

The System learns from its mistakes and regroups. "You're the youngest daughter of the family patriarch. You're born frail, so you have little chance in the inheritance contest. Your niece will eventually take power. But don't worry. You just need to show enough interest in the heroine to make your niece feel threatened. Once it's over, I can help you fake your death and find somewhere peaceful to live freely."

The aunt nods in agreement.

They meet on a rainy night. The aunt asks in confusion, "What's wrong? It's pouring outside. Would you like to come to my place and wait out the rain?"

The drenched heroine can't hear what the other woman says, but she places her hand in that clean palm. It slowly closes around hers, and she is led to the car.

The System: "." This should work out, right?

The playboy seme finally makes up her mind to bring the contract over, only to find the place empty. She flies into a rage. "Where is she?! She's run away!?"

#What's the point of being my niece's caged bird? Be the mistress of my estate instead#

#Taking in a heartbroken college girl, limited edition#

Sickly, frail aunt x poor college girl

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Only later does the System understand that the more beautiful a woman is, the better she is at lying. No matter how nicely or sincerely she agrees at the start, things are guaranteed to go off the rails halfway through!

Everyone at the bureau knows that the unlucky tasker 637 has failed again, and they all ask where she is now.

One System says, "Looks like she failed again."

"So what is she doing now?"

"Swearing that she'll succeed at her mission next time."

#Turning an old-school BE angst story into a sweet romance#

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1. The protagonist may transmigrate into a book, be reborn, be assigned a new identity, or be a native who can foresee the future. The main text follows the outline's order, but the content itself may not.

2. One couple per arc, with different world settings.

3. Haven't thought of anything else yet, so this is just filler.

Theme: Keep striving for the life you want.